South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Simon Deng
The Minister of General Education and Instruction, Kuyok Abol Kuyok, has asked government to speed up the release of funds to enable the smooth transportation and marking of national examination papers.
“I would strongly recommend that you pay special attention to the issues that hinder timely conduct of the examination, issues such as lack of vehicles to enhance efficiency in the transportation of the examination papers, timely release of funds from the Ministry of Finance and Planning to meet the settlements of government obligations such as marking of examination papers and of course investment in ICT innovations,” said Kuyok, yesterday during the opening of the 20th meeting of the National Examination Council in Juba.
Kuyok revealed that examination invigilators worked to ensure that every candidate gets the opportunity to sit for the 2024 Certificate of Primary Education and Certificate of Secondary Education respectively.
“The country raised funds to finance all examination stages in spite of the relentless economic challenges in the country, the team at the Secretariat of the National Examination Council, had to work seven days a week to ensure that the examinations are processed and the results are available to the Council in spite of the unnecessary delay that has been caused by the sad economic situation,” he said.
William Ater Machiek, the Education Advisor in the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, said the education system is currently in emergency situation, adding that this needs to change for the betterment of the learners.
“When we were still in the liberation struggle, we established a strong system of education, what we need is a system of education that will deliver better education,” said Machiek.
